Gr.Viper

Oooh, the panic. Everyone's getting excited, waving goodbye to the good ol' SF2.

You do know that Comm building takes one perfectly arched ballistic Sidewinder to kill? This one?

TK rewired community page of the website. Now it has links to FB, twitter, G+ and forums. The pic above in higher res http://twitpic.com/7ln7ej/full

And despite his model of the cannon being so jam-prone, that after a burst the gun pod turns into a drag pod.

It's like TK got a collective of anonymous programming elves down there, which follow the general direction, but can never fully explain the concepts and features before shipping.

Be strong, out mighty glue! Happy birthday!

Well, Eurofighter Typhoon somehow managed an Icelandic scenario. You know how the story goes: "Once upon a time the Soviets launched a massive offensive in Europe..."

I think, that if I look into A-10's gear niche I can see though the one-sided texture. TK could be reminding everyone that is came looking for F-14 that his stuff is mergeable.

The road to hell is paved with DLC gunsights.

Ze Soviet ASMs on the shots could get a lock on a tanker from just over a hundred km. Wouldn't you rather have a Microprose-style recon camera?

These?

Considering the time the game spent in slow development, asking now for anything besides sexier helmet colors seems pointless. I don't think the release is that far off, since the last patch spilled the beans on most of Tuna's object contents.

How well is that extra weight distributed?

Yep, this is the first true SF2 game, not a remake or an expansion.

But the game already has "sorta datalink". Whenever something fishy shows on another flight's radar you get a heads up from Red Crown. Both jammer and AEW could be either loitering roles like Snoopy (RIP) only higher, or extra escorts.

The thread is so hot people actually use karma +/-.

Gimme gimme gimme! Ah. It's a G+ update. https://plus.google.com/photos/118322065616726818559/albums/5678752652966581777 Pics are higher res if you hit options-download.

Let's count the good things we see on the shots. 1. A brand new weapon type - anti-ship missiles. Could boil down to radar-guided AGM. 2. Two brand new plane types - dedicated jammer and a flying radar. I know, you can mod the same things but will have to "fake" the roles, guidance system or other stats. TK may simplify stuff but I don't remember him using modder workarounds instead of new code. Also, those things can be integrated into existing campaigns. Anyway, I wanna fly head on through a wave of Mach 3 missiles and live to tell the tale. Stop being bipolar, thread.

Aww, you scared our source away.

I wonder, how all those Soviet ASMs are gonna be guided. Will TK use the ARM seeker trick?

http://combatace.com/topic/69045-its-got-a-name/page__view__findpost__p__537436 This post originally said that the canopy effect wasn't ready yet, and that the cat comes with 1024 texture, bump and spec. Obviously it can be verified only if it's officially denied by TK.

For some reason DanW edited out the comment about 1024 texture on the 'cat.

Enemy planes are there from take off to landing or a fiery death. I just hope we'll be able to shoot down the missile vectors before they launch their stuff. Even if we get the cruise missile lock on, the number of targets will make the intercept more complicated and the bombers will get away. The "I don't got tone!" sample must be added to the growl loop.

I wonder how in-game Phoenix stats will reflect its combat record.

This is the sequel to "let's boycott Left 4 Dead 2, because it looks like more of the same" drama